MS in Computer Science / Computer Engineering
Computer Science and Computer Engineering is one of the available Dual Graduate Degree Programs at the University of Bridgeport. The Masters Degree in Computer Science is intended to prepare individuals with a strong mathematical, scientific, or technical background for entry into the computer science field at an advanced level and for further study leading to the doctorate degree. The Masters Degree in Computer Engineering is a course of study intended to prepare individuals whose undergraduate background is in computer or electrical engineering for advanced professional work in the field and for further study leading to the doctorate degree. Admission to the program requires an undergraduate background that includes elementary physics, a calculus sequence, linear algebra, and the following fundamental course work in computer science and computer engineering:
- Programming Languages and Technique
- Data Structures
- Digital Design / Lab
- Discrete Structures
- Computer Organization
- Microprocessors
- Probability and Statistics
Curriculum Requirements
| A. Required Core Courses in Computer Science |
Credit Hours |
- CS 400 Object Oriented Programming Using C++
- CS 450 Data Base Design
- CS 502 Analysis of Algorithms
- CS 503 Operating Systems
- CpE 471 Data and Computer Communication
|
15 |
| B. Required Core Courses in Computer Engineering |
- CpE 410 Introduction to Computer Architecture
- CpE 448D Introduction to VLSI Design
or CpE 447 Logic Synthesis Using FPGAs
- EE 443 Applied Digital Signal Processing
|
9 |
| C. CPEG 597 Computer Engineering Masters Project |
3 |
| D. CPSC 597 Computer Science Masters Project |
3 |
| E. Six Elective Courses |
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Students are required to study six elective courses. A student may select these six courses from among the course offerings of either the CS or CpE departments. These courses could be used to satisfy one or more of the concentration areas from either the CS or CpE concentration areas.
Concentration areas available for students in the CS/CpE Dual Graduate Degree program include:
- 1. Advanced Applications and Systems Programming
- 2. Bio-Medical Engineering
- 3. Computer and Information Security
- 4. Computer Communications and Networking
- 5. E-Commerce
- 6. Microelectronics and Computer Architecture
- 7. Modern Data Base Systems
- 8. Robotics and Automation
- 9. Signal and Image Processing
- 10. Software Engineering
- 11. Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI)
- 12. Wireless and Mobile Communications
Please refer to the Graduate Studies Division Catalog for course work details for all the concentration areas.
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18 |
| Total Number of Credits |
48 |
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